Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore

TITLE: Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore

PRODUCER: SanSilvestro

REGION: Piemonte

SHORT_DESC: Initiative, experience & passion for this variety pushed us to produce this Barbera d’Alba Superiore, trying to reveal its different expressions, always respecting tradition.

OVERVIEW_VARIETAL: 100% Barbera

OVERVIEW_PROCESS: 12 months minimum refining in oak, of which at least 4 is in French oak barriques

OVERVIEW_SERVING_TEMP: 60 - 65 °F

OVERVIEW_ALCOHOL: 14.0%

PROFILE_COLOR: dense ruby red

PROFILE_NOSE: Intense oerfume of damson & chocolate

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PAIRING: Mushroom risotto, roasted & grilled meats, cheese

AWARDS: 2014: SILVER, IWSC; BRONZE, Decanter Asia; 2013: GOLD, Berliner Wein Trophy

TECHNICAL_SHEET_URL: /s/San-Silvestro-2.pdf

SHELF_TALKER_URL: /s/San-Silvestro-2-b3lc.pdf